Theresa Pablos[email protected]Clinical NewsScreening saves lives of women with high-risk tumorsWomen with high-risk breast tumors had more than double the chance of distant cancer spread if their cancer was interval detected rather than found on screening mammography, according to research presented on October 3 at the 2020 European Breast Cancer Conference.October 7, 2020Clinical NewsIs England poised to set up community diagnostic hubs?England could see the creation of "one stop shop" diagnostic centers on the high street and in retail parks, plus a doubling of CT capacity in the next five years, if a high-level, comprehensive plan proposed to the National Health Service comes to fruition.October 6, 2020Clinical News3 ways COVID-19 is transforming breast cancer careThe COVID-19 pandemic is having a negative effect on breast cancer care, according to a panel held on 3 October at the 2020 European Breast Cancer Conference. Speakers presented evidence that the pandemic is leading to less breast screening and fewer quality-of-life-enhancing procedures.October 4, 2020Clinical NewsSardanelli's group gives verdict on breast screeningThe influential Milan-based research group headed by Prof. Francesco Sardanelli has provided new analysis that screening mammography will be vital to preventing breast cancer deaths, even in the age of precision medicine. The team published its work on 25 September in Insights into Imaging.October 1, 2020Clinical NewsGerman team pioneers silicon ultrasound detectorsResearchers from Munich have developed a new type of silicon-based ultrasound detector using a computer chip that can confine light in dimensions not seen by the human eye. As a result, it can visualize features much smaller than modern ultrasound systems can.September 21, 2020Clinical NewsU.K. team spots COVID-19 in breast MRI caseStaff at a leading hospital in London have diagnosed COVID-19 infection in a 68-year-old woman who underwent an MRI examination for breast cancer staging, after a radiologist spotted unusual pulmonary findings on the scan.September 3, 2020Clinical NewsGerman team investigates impact of carotid lumen sizeGerman researchers have found that lumen diameter measurements of the carotid artery derived from ultrasound scans predicted mortality from both cardiovascular disease and from all causes and provided more information than carotid intima-media thickness.August 25, 2020Womens ImagingAuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging InsiderAugust 23, 2020Artificial IntelligenceAI scores high marks for rating breast densityArtificial intelligence (AI) software performed almost as well as senior radiologists for evaluating breast density and five-year breast cancer risks among women in France, according to the findings of a major 2019 study published on 17 August in Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.August 23, 2020Clinical NewsAbbreviated MRI wins support in breast imagingA shorter, abbreviated-protocol MRI performed as well as a full-protocol breast MRI, suggesting it can be used for diagnostic imaging, according to research presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual meetingAugust 20, 2020Previous PagePage 3 of 6Next PageTop StoriesCTInterview with JFR 2025 president: Part 1Ahead of France's national congress, JFR 2025, we bring you an exclusive two-part face-to-face interview with JFR 2025 President Prof. Mathieu Lederlin. Part 1 looks at lung cancer screening and how AI will play a key role.CTIt's time to get tough on unnecessary scans, Italians sayMRIfMRI: Cognitive behavioral therapy positively affects the brainMolecular ImagingExperts issue appropriate use criteria for molecular breast imagingCTSafety concerns lead to suspension of CT service at Belgian hospital